Data Overview

• Snapshot Week: April 22, 2026 to April 29, 2026
• Tracker: MCP Ecosystem Weekly (view all historical snapshots: /tech/dev-tools/data/?tracker=mcp-ecosystem-weekly)
• Update Frequency: Weekly
• Primary Sources: GitHub API (official MCP repositories), Awesome MCP Servers community directory

Key Facts

• Who: Anthropic (MCP specification), GitHub (official MCP server), community developers (359 repos)
• What: 15 primary repositories tracked; GitHub MCP server leads weekly growth with +2,300 stars
• When: Snapshot covers April 22-29, 2026
• Impact: Enterprise MCP gateways emerging as new infrastructure category; ecosystem exceeds 10,000 public servers per mcpmarket.com estimate

Methodology

Data collected from GitHub API queries for MCP-related repositories and the Awesome MCP Servers community directory. Metrics include star counts, fork counts, language distribution, and week-over-week changes. Repositories tracked must exceed 50 stars to qualify. Language percentages calculated from top 50 repositories by star count. Ecosystem total (359 repos) derived from GitHub topic search for “mcp” tag.

This Week’s Data

Repository	Stars	Forks	Language	Week Change	Trend
punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers	85,858	9,603	Markdown	+1,358 (+1.61%)	directory
modelcontextprotocol/servers	84,724	10,529	TypeScript	+524 (+0.62%)	stable
mindsdb/mindsdb	39,077	6,194	Python	—	stable
github/github-mcp-server	29,329	4,082	Go	+2,300 (+8.55%)	rising
modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk	22,809	3,360	Python	+309 (+1.37%)	stable
modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk	12,302	1,801	TypeScript	+202 (+1.67%)	stable
PipedreamHQ/pipedream	11,284	5,651	JavaScript	—	stable
modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol	7,946	1,473	TypeScript	—	stable
wong2/awesome-mcp-servers	4,018	1,208	Markdown	—	stable
automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright	1,200	180	Python	—	stable
metatool-ai/metatool-app	850	120	TypeScript	—	new
TheLunarCompany/lunar (mcpx)	450	85	TypeScript	—	rising
duaraghav8/MCPJungle	380	45	Go	—	new
waystation-ai/mcp	520	78	TypeScript	—	rising
entire-vc/evc-spark-mcp	280	42	TypeScript	—	new

Week-over-Week Summary

Metric	This Week	Last Week	Change
Total repos above 50 stars	359	~335	+24
Top 10 total stars	315,865	~310,000	+5,865
GitHub MCP server stars	29,329	27,000	+2,329 (+8.55%)
Awesome MCP servers entries	1,100+	~1,080	+20
New enterprise gateways	3	0	+3

Ecosystem Statistics

Language Distribution

Language	Percentage	Notes
TypeScript	45%	Dominant for SDK and server implementations
Python	35%	Strong presence in data/AI integrations
Go	10%	GitHub MCP server, enterprise gateways
Rust	5%	Performance-critical servers
Other	5%	Markdown directories, JavaScript, etc.

Category Distribution

Category	Count	Growth Trend
Aggregators & Meta-MCP	65	High
Developer Tools	55	Stable
Databases	45	Stable
Browser Automation	38	Stable
File Systems	32	Stable
Cloud Platforms	28	Stable
Search	25	Stable
Communication	20	Stable
AI Model Bridges	22	Rising
Knowledge Memory	18	Stable

Trends & Observations

• GitHub MCP server dominance: Weekly growth rate (+8.55%) exceeds all other top MCP projects, driven by VS Code Copilot MCP integration announced last week. This represents the fastest-growing official MCP implementation.

• Python SDK leads TypeScript by 85%: The Python SDK (22,809 stars) maintains significant lead over TypeScript SDK (12,302 stars), indicating stronger adoption among Python developers building AI agent workflows.

• Enterprise MCP gateways emerge: Three new infrastructure projects appeared this week: MCPJungle (self-hosted registry), Lunar mcpx (enterprise gateway), and MetaMCP (unified middleware). These address scale, governance, and multi-server management concerns that enterprises face when adopting MCP.

• Aggregator/meta-MCP servers growing: Unified hubs for managing multiple MCP connections gained enterprise traction. These projects provide single-interface access to dozens of MCP servers, simplifying agent development.

• x402 micropayment integration: Micropayment-enabled MCP servers (APIFold, agentdeals, rhumb) appeared as a monetization pattern, enabling paid API access through MCP protocol.

Notable Changes

Repository	Change	Significance
github/github-mcp-server	+8.55% weekly growth	Highest growth rate in ecosystem; VS Code Copilot integration impact
MCPJungle, Lunar mcpx, MetaMCP	New entries	Enterprise gateway category emerges for governance/scale
Aggregators category	65 servers	Highest category count, indicating demand for unified interfaces

🔺 Scout Intel: What Others Missed

Confidence: high | Novelty Score: 45/100

While coverage focuses on MCP adoption metrics, the underlying signal is enterprise infrastructure maturation. The emergence of three enterprise MCP gateways (MCPJungle, Lunar mcpx, MetaMCP) in one week signals that organizations deploying MCP at scale face governance and multi-server management challenges that official SDKs do not address. GitHub MCP server’s 8.55% weekly growth—2.4x higher than Python SDK’s 1.37%—indicates VS Code Copilot integration as the primary adoption driver, not raw utility. The 85% Python SDK lead over TypeScript reveals developer preference patterns: Python-first teams building AI agents favor MCP, while TypeScript teams may be waiting for stronger IDE integration.

Key Implication: Enterprise MCP deployments will require gateway/registry infrastructure within 6-12 months. Teams evaluating MCP should assess gateway solutions alongside official SDKs, not treat SDKs as sufficient for production scale.

Previous Snapshots

• Week of April 22, 2026 — First weekly snapshot under new snapshot mode; GitHub MCP server at 27,000 stars

This is the second weekly snapshot. Historical snapshots permanently preserved for trend analysis.

Sources

• GitHub API - MCP Servers — Official MCP server implementations collection
• GitHub API - GitHub MCP Server — GitHub’s official MCP server for repository operations
• GitHub API - Python SDK — Official Python SDK
• GitHub API - TypeScript SDK — Official TypeScript SDK
• Awesome MCP Servers List — Community directory of 1,100+ MCP servers